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NCAA Tournament 2024: Complete schedule, times, how to watch all men's March Madness games
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Let the madness begin.
The 68-team field is set, the office pools are full and the NCAA men's tournament is set to tip off on Tuesday as a pair of 16 seeds get ready to go dancing.
This year, the sprawling field features some college hoops blue bloods – UConn and North Carolina take two No. 1 seeds –while others (Stetson, Grambling State) look to bust some brackets en route to college hoops history.
Clear your schedule, monopolize the TV, stock up on chips and soda because March Madness has arrived. Here's what to know about the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament schedule, from the First Four to the national champioonship game:
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March Madness schedule 2024
(All times Eastern Daylight)
Tuesday, March 19 (First Four)
- (16) Wagner vs. (16) Howard | 6:40 p.m. | truTV
- (10) Colorado State vs. (10) Virginia | 9:10 p.m. | truTV
Wednesday, March 20 (First Four)
- (16) Grambling State vs. (16) Montana State | 6:40 p.m. | truTV
- (10) Colorado vs. (10) Boise State | 9:10 p.m. | truTV
Thursday, March 21 (First round)
- (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Michigan State | 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (6) BYU vs. (11) Duquesne | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (3) Creighton vs. (14) Akron | 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- (2) Arizona vs. (15) Long Beach State | 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Howard/(16) Wagner | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
- (3) Illinois vs. (14) Morehead State | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
- (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oregon | 4 p.m. | TNT
- (7) Dayton vs. (10) Nevada | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
- (7) Texas vs. (10) Colorado State/(10) Virginia | 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Gonzaga vs. (12) McNeese | 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (2) Iowa State vs. (15) South Dakota State | 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Saint Peter's | 9:20 p.m. | TNT
- (6) Texas Tech vs. (11) NC State | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
- (7) Washington State vs. (10) Drake | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
Friday, March 22 (First round)
- (8) Florida Atlantic vs. (9) Northwestern | 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (3) Baylor vs. (14) Colgate | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (5) San Diego State vs. (12) UAB | 1:45 p.m. | TNT
- (2) Marquette vs. (15) Western Kentucky | 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
- (6) Clemson vs. (11) New Mexico | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
- (4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale | 4:15 p.m. | TNT
- (7) Florida vs. (10) Colorado/(10) Boise State | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
- (8) Nebraska vs. (9) Texas A&M | 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (4) Duke vs. (13) Vermont | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (1) Purdue vs. (16) Grambling/Montana State | 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (4) Alabama vs. (13) College of Charleston | 7:35 pm. | truTV
- (1) Houston vs. (16) Longwood | 9:20 p.m. | TNT
- (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) James Madison | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
- (8) Utah State vs. (9) TCU | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
- (5) Saint Mary's vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
Saturday, March 23 (Second round)
First game starts at 12:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
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Sunday, March 24 (Second round)
First game starts at 12:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
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Thursday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
First game starts at 6:30 p.m. | CBS, TBS
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Friday, March 29 (Sweet 16)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
First game starts at 6:30 p.m. | CBS, TBS
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Saturday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
First game starts at 6:09 p.m. | TBS
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Sunday, March 31 (Elite Eight)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
First game starts at 2:20 p.m. | CBS
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Saturday, April 6 (Final Four)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
First game starts at 6:09 p.m.
- TBD vs. TBD | TBS
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Monday, April 8 (National championship game)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
- TBD vs. TBD | 9:20 p.m. | TBS
When is the first March Madness game?
- Date: Tuesday, March 19
- Start time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Matchup: (16) Wagner vs. (16) Howard
March Madness gets underway on Tuesday, March 19 with a pair of 16 seeds looking to punch their tickets to the Round of 64: The Howard Bison take on the Wagner Seahawks at 6:40 p.m. ET. The matchup will be broadcast on truTV.
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